Fundraising Guides & Resources

Here are some guides and resources for fundraising ideas and help:

Auction Consultants of Connecticut, LLC, can provide your non-profit organization or public or private school with the staff and computer components necessary to run your next charity fundraising event.

We have worked with various Event Planning software programs such as Auction Maestro and AuctionPay. Our knowledgeable staff will arrive prior to the event to setup and test the hardware and software. We begin the evening by registering your guests and gathering credit card information for faster check-out. Once the silent auction closes, we collect the bid cards and record the winners in your event planning software.

Live auction items and fund an item gifts are also recorded at this time. At the end of the evening, we provide your guests with a paid invoice to collect their purchased items. We provide your organization with a host of financial reports by the end of the event. Your event committee will receive reports showing the final tally on how much money the event made, which items sold which did not, breakdown of silent, live and or fund- an-item gifts, a list of open invoices, etc. We currently service the state of Connecticut and Westchester County, New York.

Fundraising Web

Charity Wire: Online resource for charity and nonprofit news.

Internet Nonprofit Center: Information and advice about nonprofits gathered from discussions on email lists, in UseNet, and other sources. Home of the Nonprofit FAQ.

Charity Channel: A community of nonprofit sector professionals from around the world who volunteer their time, advice, information, tips and articles for the benefit of the community.

Charity.Com: A portal serving the nonprofit sector, providing daily news, a searchable database of nonprofits and services for registered users.

Philanthropy Journal: Reports state, national and international news on fundraising, giving, managing, grant seeking, volunteering, and technology in the nonprofit and philanthropic community.

Faith and Philanthropy Institute: Supports faith-based and community organizations through training and research.

For Impact: Advise for nonprofits to market themselves and raise more money. Tools, articles, online seminars and fundraising ideas.

Idealist: Directory of nonprofit web resources including resources for nonprofit managers, computing and the Internet, fundraising and volunteering, accounting and management, legal issues and nonprofit support organizations.

The National Deaf Children's Society: Offers their top tips and fundraising ideas that have worked for their Challenge Eventers in the past.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: Provides a guide for raising $1,500 in sponsorships in six weeks.

United Way of Santa Cruz County: Tips for United Way coordinators to prepare, plan, promote, implement and complete a United Way fundraising campaign.